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  Bray Wanderers Football Club | Irish soccer eircom League | eleven-a-side.com
The scheduled eircom League of Ireland Premier Division meeting of Bray Wanderers and Shamrock Rovers on Friday night as been postponed as a mark of respect to the two firemen who lost their lives in Wednesday’s fire in Bray.
Bray Wanderers’ hopes of staving off relegation to the First Division this season received a boost when they held bottom three rivals Waterford United to a draw at the RSC on Friday night.
Waterford United manager Gareth Cronin feels Friday night’s visit of third-from bottom Bray Wanderers to the RSC is his side’s most important game of the campaign.
www.eleven-a-side.com /braywanderers   (472 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bray Wanderers A.F.C.
By 1973, Bray Unknowns were playing in the LSL and the management changed the name to Bray Wanderers in a partially successful effort to amalgamate the two.
Bray Wanderers were elected to the National League when it expanded to two Divisions for the 1985/86 season, and secured promotion by winning the 2nd Division Championship that year.
Bray have had difficulty maintaining a long-term membership of the top flight, now known as the Premier Division, and have been promoted or relegated in eleven of their 21 seasons in the League.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bray-Wanderers-A.F.C.   (1550 words)

  
 Report03
Bray went close to an equaliser five minutes before the interval when a free from Keith Long was chested down by striker Fox to allow winger Paul Forsyth to volley a shot from 16 yards grabbed by Limerick 'keeper John Healy.
Bray Wanderers booked their place in the draw for the third round of the FAI Carlsberg Cup on August 5 when coming from behind twice to eventually see off the challenge of Athlone Town in Friday night's nine goal thriller at the Carlisle Grounds.
Bray Wanderers kept up their chase for promotion when eventually seeing off the challenge of a plucky Athlone Town 5-3 in Sunday's eight goal First Division thriller at the Carlisle Ground with new signing Robbie McGuinness making victory certain with the last kick of the game.
indigo.ie /~mgillman/report03_2.htm   (3138 words)

  
  Bray Wanderers A.F.C. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wanderers' goalkeeper at that time, Alan Kelly, was later to represent Ireland 47 times at senior level and is the father of Irish international goalkeepers Alan (junior) and Gary.
By 1973, Bray Unknowns were playing in the LSL and the management changed the name to Bray Wanderers in a partially successful effort to amalgamate the two.
Bray Wanderers were elected to the National League when it expanded to two Divisions for the 1985/86 season, and secured promotion by winning the 2nd Division Championship that year.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bray_Wanderers_F.C.   (502 words)

  
 BRAY WANDERERS AFC
The arms of the town of Bray were devised to suggest topographical features and to commemorate local history.
On the raised, or 'broken' centre of the chevron is a martlet, often called a heraldic swallow, which signifies the long and close association of the family of Brabazon, Earls of Meath, with the civic life of Bray.
In the lower part of the shield is a mermaid, derived from the arms of the O'Byrnes, another family which is closely associated with Bray and which took a very active part in the wars of the sixteenth century.
www.braywanderers.com /showarticle.php?id=347   (576 words)

  
  Bray Wanderers Crest
Bray Wanderers' home fixture against Shamrock Rovers on Friday has been postponed.
Bray Wanderers Under-21s will play UCD in the Dr Tony O'Neill Trophy in Belfield on Monday 01 Octobe...
Young Bray striker Emeka Onwubiko had a starring role in the SARI 7-A-Side Soccer Festival at the we...
www.braywanderers.ie /index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=715   (649 words)

  
 Report03
Bray Wanderers moved a point clear at the top of the First Division table when an 86th minute penalty by Irish Under 21 international Eamon Zayed gave them a vital 3-2 victory over fellow promotion challengers Kildare County at the Carlisle Grounds on Friday night.
Bray Wanderers, down to ten men after central defender Graham O'Hanlon was shown the red card on 43 minutes, saw their First Division promotion hopes suffer a set-back when held to a scoreless draw by FAI Cup quarter-finalists Sligo Rovers at the Carlisle Grounds on Friday night.
Bray Wanderers moved a point clear of closest rivals Finn Harps at the top of the eircom League First Division when a precious 64th minute goal from midfielder Robbie McGuinness earned them a narrow 1-0 victory over struggling Monaghan United at the Carlisle Grounds on Friday night.
indigo.ie /~mgillman/report03_3.htm   (3723 words)

  
 Bray Wanderers Sports Links - RealSportsNetwork.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bray Wanderers Beneath the rule of men entirely great, / The pen is mightier than the sword.
I'm 40.'" (Daniel Clowes) Bray Wanderers The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.
Bray Wanderers A multiple personality is in a certain sense normal.
www.realsportsnetwork.com /Soccer_UEFA_Ireland_League_of_Ireland_Bray_Wanderers.html   (1720 words)

  
 ntl Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bray Wanderers Football Club was founded in 1942 and played Junior and Intermediate Football in Co. Wicklow and Co Dublin until the club moved into Senior ranks with the formation of the National league First Division in 1985.
Bray’s next big success came in 1990 when the club won the FAI Cup for the first time in their history beating St Francis 3-0 in the final at Lansdowne Road.
Bray got off to a great start in the Premier Division in the following season and in the early months the team were in top form but a string of bad results "losing 9 games in succession", saw the team slip into the relegation zone.
www.ntl.com /locales/ie/en/press/display.asp?id=409   (971 words)

  
 Sligo Weekender: Soccer: Positive display in last game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
With Sligo Rovers having only to avoid defeat in order to copper-fasten fifth place and second-from-bottom Bray Wanderers simply relieved to wrap up a poor season comforted by the flimsy fact that their dismal record was at least better than basement side Waterford United, this fixture could have descended into an end-of-season, run-of-the-mill borefest.
Bray Wanderers, meanwhile, had a couple of wayward attempts and they almost fell behind from a 12th minute corner.
Bray Wanderers’ pocket of pressure yielded three successive corners and then a slick move delivered a goal after 22 minutes.
www.sligoweekender.ie /news/story.asp?j=30739&cat=sport   (1225 words)

  
 NameTraq | Last Name: Bray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bray Wanderers manager Pat Devlin has expressed his support for proposals that the eircom League’s Premier Division and First Division be merged next year.
Bray Wanderers supporters got an early Christmas present with news that 3 key members of the squad have agreed new deals to keep them at the Carlisle Grounds.
First Division Bray Wanderers have proposed the debate after growing belief that the current system of ten top flight teams and 12 First Division is not working...
www.nametraq.org /Jan04/B/Bray.shtml   (2519 words)

  
 Irish Times Article - Collins punishes wasteful Wanderers
Bray shaded possession and found a useful outlet in Robbie Doyle whose speed and trickery proved a handful for City.
Bray were more clinical after the break and their panicked approach work gave way to a more composed style.
Bray then blew any chance they may have had when, with eight minutes remaining, Masterson was dismissed for pulling substitute Mark Rooney down in the box.
www.ireland.com /newspaper/sport/2006/0429/3541884755SPS4BRAY_A.html   (384 words)

  
 Finn Harps FC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bray Wanderers bounced back from four defeats on the trot by overcoming Finn Harps in a poor game at Finn Park.
Bray opened the scoring on 18 minutes with Kieran “Tarzan” O’Brien sliding the ball past Gavin Cullen after Anthony Gorman lost possession for Harps in midfield.
But Bray held on for a deserved win which leaves them joint sixth while the Donegal club remain second bottom with just one win from the first series of games.
finnharps.openhosts.com /matchreport_bray280505.htm   (200 words)

  
 Newcastle United Football Club - Match reports - Bray Wanderers (a)
Bray were in their home strip of white shirt with green hoops on the sleeves, with fl shorts.
Bray had their best chance of the match on 25 minutes when a cross came in from the left, their striker was unmarked in the centre but couldn't quite get his head onto the ball.
Bray supporters and neutrals appeared to be praying that Shearer would take it, just to be a witness to a Shearer free kick.
www.nufc.com /old-match-reports/98-99/98-99-5/bray-wanderersf.html   (1860 words)

  
 Bray Wanderers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bray's Ciaran Ryan was booked for a foul on Cretaro as they tried to stop the Real Tubber star's influence on the game, Rovers goal scorer, David O'Dowd, was also booked but at the break it would have been Don O'Riordan who was the happiest of the two managers.
Bray started the second half the better, but it was very short lived as Rovers went on to dominate for a period before Bray came back into the match.
Then, after Bray were awarded a free-kick in injury time, a Rovers player went down in the box as the home team got ready to defend the kick.
homepage.ntlworld.com /jim.garvey/season03/bray.htm   (1969 words)

  
 UCD Vs Bray Wanderers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Clear cut chances were few and far between for both sides with UCD and Bray level on 13 points before the start.
Bray opened the scoring on 22 minutes when Stephen Fox swivelled in the box from Eddie Gormley's sweet pass in and hit the roof of the net with a crisp finish off his left foot.
The Bray goalkeeper required 5 minutes of treatment on the pitch at one point.
www.ucd.ie /soccsup/reports/2001-2002/Bray4-10-2001h.html   (365 words)

  
 Kildare County FC v Bray Wanderers - Kildare County Football Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Former U21 international midfielder Thomas Morgan fired Bray ahead in the 37th minute - blasting past Danny O'Leary in the Kildare goal after the County defence failed to clear their lines.
Paul Forsyth extended Wanderers' lead midway through the second half with a brilliant free-kick that wouldn't have looked out of place at the World Cup itself.
O'Connor has a habit of being a history maker, he hit Longford Town's first ever goals in both the Premier Division and the UEFA Cup and he was clearly buoyed by becoming Kildare County's historic first ever goalscorer.
www.kildarecountyfc.com /match_reports/2002/kildare_bray_15-06.asp   (530 words)

  
 Bray People Newspaper - Bray, Wicklow, Ireland
Bray set the pace from the start and the Guinness defense were under pressure from the whistle.
Rathdrum 36, Bray Comets 22 The Rathdrum ladies' basketball team and the Bray Comets are well known to each other as they played one another last season when both were in the Senior-3 division of the Dublin Ladies' Basketball League.
Bray Wanderers picked up their biggest victory of the season this week when they were finally granted permission to redevelopment the Carlisle Grounds.
www.unison.ie /bray_people/index.php3?ca=37&issue_id=8457   (872 words)

  
 SoccerScene.ie » Bray sneak late point
UCD had a strong wind behind their backs for the first half, and it was no surprise they made most of the running, with Bray often struggling to get out of their own half.
Conor Sammon was causing the Bray defence no end of problems, getting in promising positions and forcing a fine save from O'Connor in the first half, as did Derek Doyle early on.
The goal UCD had been threatening came on the hour mark - Conor Sammon bustled his way through the Bray defence and his shot from just inside the area was sent just inside O'Connor's near post, giving the Bray keeper no chance.
www.soccerscene.ie /p913.html   (352 words)

  
 Wanderers in Lucky Comeback
Bray Wanderers 2, Galway United 2: Bray Wanderers came out the lucky side of things having virtually lost their match against Galway United when they met at Terryland Park last Friday in the Eircom League Premier Division.
I was delighted just to get on." He went to say that his goal scoring really reflects what's happening in the Bray Wanderers side and this reflects the positive attitude of the team especially when the side is under pressure.
Despite the positive atmosphere Wanderers were lucky to walk away with a draw on this occasion.
www.wicklowtoday.com /archives/sports/brayball.htm   (275 words)

  
 Bohemians 1-1 Bray Wanderers (Caffrey)
After regrouping, Bray were better balanced but their only clear-cut opportunity came on the half-hour courtesy of a Hawkins error as his clearance near half-way was blocked by the marauding Stephen Fox.
If Bray felt they'd done the hard work by riding out the Bohs' storm, they were soon given a reality check by Harkin’s surging run and crisp strike which drew another fine stop from Gregg.
During an intense spell of Bray pressure in the 70th minute, with bodies crammed inside the box, Fox's found space to spear a sweet volley off the inside of the upright with Russell beaten.
www.geocities.com /bohsfans/matchreport63.html   (681 words)

  
 Bray Wanderers Vs UCD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bray went close when a Keogh header was just wide of the target after good approach work between substitutes Barry O’Connor and Philip Long.
Bray desperately went in search of an equaliser and were unlucky when Jason Byrne had a shot from eight yards deflected over the bar.
Bray Wanderers: Van Boxtel; Gifford, Tresson, Doohan, Farrell; J. Ryan, A. Byrne, Gormley, Keogh; K. O’Brien, J. Byrne.
www.ucd.ie /soccsup/reports/bray2000-1-1.html   (369 words)

  
 Browse Ireland Discussion Zone - I think Bray Wanderers are going to win   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
I think Bray Wanderers are going to win the FAI cup again this year as well as the league.
Wanderers need the support of all who are willing to hand it over.
Bray will be lucky if they are not relegated this season.
www.browseireland.com /dzone/topic.cgi?forum=3&topic=1   (168 words)

  
 Kildare County FC - Come On County - Unofficial Supporters Site - Bray Wanderers 1-2 Kildare County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Just before the break, Bray were awarded a free in a promising position just outside the D, but Philip Keogh's shot while it cleared the wall flew well over the bar.
A period of sustained Bray pressure yielded five corners in as many minutes, with goalie Byrne forced to touch one of Gormley's infamous spotkicks over before being substituted, and his replacement Ciaran Donnelly coming under attack on arrival.
Bray's substitute keeper, Niall Hobbart, did well to react fast enough to claim the ball when it bounced down off the bar following a Kinsella corner, while at the other end Ger O'Brien cleared yet another Gormley corner won by Kelch off Keith O'Brien.
www.comeoncounty.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=146   (887 words)

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